The Penn's Grove record., 1887-09-03

legged that he took letters from the
boxes of other carriers before they had
been put In the pouches, and he is be-
lieved to have been stealing for six
months. He was ostentatiously pious,
keeping a Bible in his desk aud read
ing it at noontime. The safe of Lo-
REM q Eek, jewellers, in Milwaukee,
was robbed of 1920 in valuables on
the evening of the 29th ult. The burg
lars first got into Mr.. Eck's house and
stole his clothes, thus securing the key
of the store.
John Golden, aged A years, was
killed on the morning Of the 10Th ult.,
in Dayton's nut and bolt works, at
| Newport Kentucky. His arm caught
in a belt and dashed a heavy pair of
shears, which he held in his hand,
against his head, causing instant death.
During a race at Saratoga on the 29th
ult,. four horses came into collision at
the head of the stretch and all fell. A
Jockey named Penny and another
named West were injured, the latter 50
badly that his recovery was considered
doubtful.
1t is officially reported that Colo
row and all his followers are at Ouray
Agency, and show a disposition to re-
main on Their reservation. Agent
| Byrnes reports that major Lesley,
who fired on these Indians on the
border of the reservation, took posses
sion and run off about 300 head of the
| Indian horses that were grazing on the
public lands near the reservation line"
The Indians, when pursued by Sheriff
Kendall, were compelled to abandon
20O0 sheep, besides large herds OF
goats, which should also be recovered
with the horses. "These Indians when
attacked in Colorado were on a peace
full hunting expedition, and they be-
lieved that they had Alright under the
treaty OF IA, and as understood with
them and the Commission, to hunt
upon these lands in Colorado" Orders
we're on the Both ult., sent from Wash
iugton, by direction of the President,
% Agent Byrnes, to prevent all unlaW-
tul encToachmeLts upon tie reserva-
Lion, and to recover the horses and
other animals for the Indians, and lie
was promised military assistance, IL
needed, to carry out the instructions.
Joseph Mclaughlin and Patrick
O'Brien, arrested in BrocKton, Mas
achusetts, on the 9th ult., on the
charge of consplrlrg to lnjure the
business of Douglass shoe factory, by
inducing lasters TO stay away, were
ueld on the 3Otn ult. in $1,000 ball
zach for their appearance at court.
1t is reported from Cincinnati
that Receiver Armstrong, of the FL
deity National Bank, has prepared a
petition against The late directors of
hat bank, Eugene zimmerman,
Henry PogJe, w. Ii. Chatheld and
Briggs Swift, for a sum aggregating
between two and three million dollars.
They Will be charged with having
betrayed their trusts as directors, and
having become individually liable for
the losses of depositors. Directors
Gahr and Harper are also defendants
n the action.
The secretary of the State Board
Of griculture OF Illinois, has received
rom Professor Forbes, the State Ento-
mologist. a discouragiug report in ref
renee to The distribution of the chinch
Jug throughout the State. The Pro-
lessor says: ut Is very destructive in
thirty counties; it occurs In large num-
oeTs in sixteen others, in moderate
numbers in seventeen, and in numbers
not especially injurious, but sufficient
o threaten harm another year, in
wenty. five, Willie from thirteen coun-
les it is reported AS practically alb
ient."
The Boyd Manufacturing Com
pany's mill and more than twenty
dwellings,, in Leyanna, Quo, were de-
,troyed by fire on the 29.h. Loss.
S100, 600.
Samuel Bremen, a boss mason In
doboken, New Jersey, several weeks
400 discharged one of his employees Tor
ucompetency. The man belonged to
she mason's union, ard a boycott was
declared against Bremen. Recently he
contracted to put in the stone work OF
a large building on Jersey Heights, and
he boycott was renewed, he being told
hat he must reinstate the discharged
| land before the boycott would be re-
| called. All work on the building was
| storped, Bremen declaring that he
| would not submit to the demand. On
he morning of the Both ult., he caused
The arrest of William Bender, Samuel
Donelson, Joseph Herrlgan and James
dately. masons, for conspiracy, and
they were held to answer.
The Baltimore Manufacturers
Record prints five pages Of special re-
/ oorts from the entire South, giving a
adorable account of the crops and
business prospects of that section.
The corn crop Of the South Is unpre-
cedently large. exceeding the yield, of
1886 by over fifty million bushels, the
/ leld of 1885 by seventy million BUSH
lis and the yield of 1884 by n hundred
and seven million bushels. The South
will this yer be nearly self.supporting
IN the matter OF corn, and many mill
ions of dollars that have heretofore
! zone west for corn viii this season be
saved to Sou b .rn farmers. WI Il re-
zen ~uufavorable weather has damaged
o some extent the cotton prospects
which, a month ago, promised such an
| yield, the crop will still be a
arge one. Advanced prices for toUac-
20 Will, it is claimed counterbalance
% the farmers tie decrease IN yield,
lue mainly TO decreased acreage. Other
;rops have with few exceptions, been
very good.